Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, received a donation of one billion naira from renowned philanthropist and entrepreneur, Mr. Femi Otedola to support security architecture through the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF). Governor Sanwo-Olu received the donation from Otedola in the company of the Chairman, LSSTF, Mr. Kehinde Durosinmi-Etti; Executive Secretary/CEO of... Read More
The Nigerian Academy of Education, NAE, has strongly criticised the Federal Government’s decision to scrap the National Language Policy, urging Minister of Education, Maruf Alausa, to reverse his decision and restore mother tongue as the language of instruction at foundational levels of schooling. NAE, in a position paper submitted to the minister on November 25... Read More
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has marked a milestone in research and innovation as academics and researchers from tertiary institutions across Nigeria unveiled prototypes developed by eleven participating teams. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch Sonny Echono, stated this at the closing event and Demo Day for the TETFund Alliance for Innovative Research (TETFAIR)... Read More
Former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), has charged the newly elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, to remain steadfast, confront emerging challenges with courage, and reposition the party for peace, progress, and national stability. General Babangida gave the advice when Turaki led a delegation of selected... Read More
A new recommendation from the Netherlands’ Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) has placed Nigeria in the global spotlight. According to the report, the Netherlands must strengthen ties with youthful, fast-growing countries such as Nigeria and Indonesia to fill its widening labour shortages, as older traditional labour-supply countries begin to shrink. The WRR warns that... Read More
By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has vowed that Kogi state will not bow to bandits and other criminals. Speaking after an emergency security stakeholders meeting in Lokoja on Thursday, Governor Ododo confirmed that security operatives have tracked major bandits commanders to locations within the state in the last... Read More
President Bola Tinubu at a Zoom meeting with other West African leaders during the extraordinary virtual summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the situation in Guinea-Bissau. Thursday, November 27, 2025
By Festus Fifen President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured protesting police officers who have been keeping vigil at the gate of the National Assembly over their inclusion in the Contributory Pension Scheme, that their problem is over. Akpabio assured the leadership of the retirees that the issue would be given a speedy hearing... Read More
By Festus Fifen In response to the claims by the United States Government accusing Nigeria of perpetuating Christian Genocide in the country, President Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of the Nigerian side of the US-Nigeria Joint Working Group as part of steps to deepen collaboration in tackling security challenges in the country. The composition... Read More
ECOWAS has issued a firm condemnation of the unfolding political crisis in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau following the interruption of the country’s electoral process by elements of the armed forces. The regional bloc described the action as an unconstitutional coup d’état that poses a grave threat to Guinea-Bissau’s constitutional order and wider regional stability. In... Read More
** Calls for Enhanced Police Visibility By Festus Fifen Nigeria Inspector General of Police IGP Olukayode Egbetokun on Thursday emphasized the urgent need for increased police visibility in communities across Nigeria. His remarks came in the wake of a series of high-profile abductions that have rattled citizens and raised concerns about public safety... Read More